The Yankees proceed to retool their roster on the margins.
After including infielders Ryan McMahon and Amed Rosario final week, they landed White Sox outfielder Austin Slater on Wednesday, the staff introduced.
Pitching prospect Gage Ziehl, who has pitched in Single-A and Double-A this season, is headed to Chicago.
The appropriate-handed hitting Slater, 32, mashes left-handed pitchers to the tune of an .859 OPS and .522 slugging share, bolstering the Yankees’ bench.
General this 12 months, he’s slashing .236/.299/.423 with a .721 OPS in 51 video games.
He has 5 house runs and 11 RBIs in restricted motion.
He might see time in left subject, platooning with Jasson Dominguez, a switch-hitter who struggles hitting from the appropriate facet.
Ziehl, a fourth-round decide within the 2024 MLB Draft and the staff’s former No. 18 prospect per MLB.com, posted a 4.15 ERA throughout 16 video games (15 begins) this season, together with a 4.96 ERA in 14 Double-A stars.
